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Euroa Clay Target Club

Locality: Violet Town, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5795 2704

Address: Bushy lane 3666 Violet Town, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 EUROA CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. Sunday 8th November Program - 1pm Start... Event 1. 20t D/B C.D. Nom $12 Event 2. 20t Euroa Side by Side D/B Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C. Nom $16 Event 3. 25t N.E.Z. D/B Continental Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C Nom $17 Open $45 Vet $43 Jr $30 Attention! Due to Covid 19 Guide Lines Please contact Secretary Rob before attending Tea & Coffee provided. Please bring your own food. Secretary Rob Stackhouse 5795 2704

22.01.2022 Competition Clay Target Sooting Returns Again. For the second time this year, competition shooting will return to the Violet Town Sporting Complex. With 3 events scheduled on Sunday 8th November including the N.E.Zone Continental Championship, it is expected most of the regular shooters who have been loyal supporters will attend. The club has lost 6 of its programmed competition days in 2020, which hasn’t helped the club’s budget; however the training days on Wednesday afternoon have at least put some funds in the coffers. Competition start time is 1pm with the traps open prior to then for much needed practice. Those attending are reminded of the need to contact the club secretary, Rob Stackhouse on (03) 5795 2704 prior to the shoot and that all Covid-19 protocols are to be followed.

21.01.2022 Perfect weather for Euroa Clay Target Christmas Shoot A warm summer day greeting competitors to the Violet Town Shooting Complex on Sunday 13th December. The program being the Annual Christmas Shoot with heaps of Goodies for the Christmas table, the committee was expecting a large contingent of visiting shooters to attend. However the numbers were down on expectations but never the less, there was some excellent competition. The opening event, the Tower Pointscore Chook S...Continue reading

20.01.2022 SHOOT CANCELLED SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST. As you are all aware, we are now under stage 3 lock down for Covid-19 in regional Victoria. The VCTA have advised that all competition events are to cease as of the 6th Aug, so we will not be shooting this Sunday 9th Aug.... The rules for practice have also changed and it is clear the Government want to reduce people movements, we have taken the decided to close down our practice sessions until the end of August, supporting this direction. If the infection rate has decreased and stabilized and the rules haven't changed we will look at restarting practice in September. Please Stay safe and keep well Regards Iain Towers President ECTC

19.01.2022 EUROA CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. Sunday 9th August Program - 1pm Start... Event 1. 10t Cont D/B C.D. Nom $7 Event 2. 25t N.E.Z. D/B Continental Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C. Nom $17 Event 3. 20t Euroa Side by Side D/B Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C. Nom $16 Open $40 Vet $38 Jr $25 Attention! Due to Covid 19 Guide Lines Please contact Secretary Rob Stackhouse before attending Secretary Rob Stackhouse 5795 2704

16.01.2022 Euroa Clay Target Club to Return to Competition The Euroa Clay Target Club plans to return to competition shooting on Sunday 12th July under the current Covid 19 Government restrictions. To be held at the Violet Town Shooting Complex, the first event will begin at 1pm with a 10 target eye opener to get the competitors into the groove. This will be followed with a 25 target Continental Championship and to complete the day’s competition there will be a 25 target handicap ...event. Small cash prizes will be awarded to each grade of the championship event plus an overall championship sash for the winner of this event. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the 4 places in the handicap. Competitors are reminded that they must phone the club secretary, Rob Stackhouse on (03) 5795 2704 to book a slot for the day. Strict social distancing rules will apply throughout the day and if a competitor has any sickness symptoms, even if booked in, must not attend. EUROA CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. Sunday 12th July Program - 1pm Start Event 1. 10t Cont D/B C.D. Nom $7 Event 2. 25t Euroa D/B Continental Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C. Nom $17 Event 3. 25t Cash Trophy Event 1st, 2nd, 3rd, B/Mark Nom. $16 Open $40 Vet $38 Jr $25 Attention! Please contact Secretary Rob before attending Secretary Rob Stackhouse 5795 2704

14.01.2022 With COVID restrictions easing across country Victoria. ECTC is holding practice on Wednesday afternoons again, commencing on Sep 23rd starting at 2.30 - 4.30pm. People wanting to participate need to make a booking through Rob Stackhouse (57952704) as number restrictions are still in place. Hygiene and distancing needs to be maintained by all. Face masks must be worn except while shooting.... The club house will be open, people need to maintain the 4sm distancing and BYO food. Sunday practice will commence on 11th Oct starting from 1pm - 4.30 pm. If the current controls and number of people allowed to attend are still in place you will need to book a time slot with Rob Stackhouse prior to the shoot day. Note: Face masks must be worn on the grounds, except while actually shooting. and people are encouraged to sit in their cars while not shooting to minimize social contact.

12.01.2022 Euroa Benefits from State Clay Target Championship’s Cancellation With the Victorian Clay Target Association cancelation of the State Championships due to Covid 19 restrictions, this left the Euroa Clay Target Club in the enviable position of staging a return to competition shooting on this date. And so it was, with visiting competitors as far away as Castlemain as well as the regular members from surrounding clubs. The only downside was shooters from the Melbourne rin...g of steel missed out by a day on being able to attend. Two Championships were on offer with the traditional Side by Side Double Barrel Championship followed by the N.E.Zone Continental Championship. The Side by Side event is a throwback to yesteryears when the old style shotgun was the norm. It was keenly contested with just two shooters managing to break the 20 targets thrown. They were Castlemaine’s Rick McKinnon and Loddon Police Districts club member Paul Akkermans. The resulting final shoot off went just 7 targets before Paul missed his and left Rick with the Championship Sash. The Continental Championship was won outright by the North East Zone Association President Lee Fitzgerald with the only possible score of 25/25. Lee seems to make habit of raiding Euroa as when visiting, as he very rarely misses out on taking home a championship sash. The Euroa committee wishes to thank all who attended making the return off competition a great success. Full Results 20t D/B Eye-opener Sweepstake AA GradeP.Akkermans, A.Rohrlach19/20 AG.Palmer, P.Grant, G.McClure, L.McDonald & T.Gillis20/20 BR.Dean19/20 CR.Quinsee20/20 20t D/B Euroa Side by Side Championship A. Grade & O/AR.McKinnon(Castlemain)27/27 AA GradeP.Akkermans(Loddon)26/27 BT.McGrath(Alexandra)15/25 CR.Gillis(Castlemain)18/20 25t N.E.Z. Continental D/B Championship AA Grade & O/AL.Fitzgerald(Colbinabbin)25/25 AP.Finn(Numurkah)24/25 BK.Brown(Wangaratta) 22/25 CR.Gillis(Castlemain)1/25 The club’s traditional Christmas shoot is the next scheduled competition shoot on Sunday 13th December with lots of Christmas Goodies on offer. The usual training sessions are on Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4pm.

11.01.2022 Stay tuned for updates on Rural restrictions. If we are allowed to continue this event, as a minimum you will be required to wear a mask, please see attached guide to protection from mask types. If you wear glasses, to aid in fog preventions, medical tape / masking tape across the bridge of your nose and under your eyes will assist, (please refer attached picture). Tea and coffee will be available, NO FOOD will be available. BYO food. We have restriction on the number of ...people allowed at violet town shooting complex and the number of people allowed in the club rooms. Ensure you call Rob Stackhouse before attending the ground. If you are experiencing; * cold or flue like symptoms * Shortness of breath * Loss of taste and/or smell DO NOT ATTEND THE SHOOT OR COMPLEX, (state and federal government recommend you get COVID tested). EUROA CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. Sunday 9th August Program - 1pm Start Event 1. 10t Cont D/B C.D. Nom $7 Event 2. 25t N.E.Z. D/B Continental Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C. Nom $17 Event 3. 20t Euroa Side by Side D/B Championship Sash Overall Winner 1st Cash Prize Grades AA, A, B, C. Nom $16 Open $40 Vet $38 Jr $25 Attention! Due to Covid 19 Guide Lines Please contact Secretary Rob Stackhouse before attending Secretary Rob Stackhouse 5795 2704

10.01.2022 Tony Rohrlach braves difficult weather conditions to win Continental Championship Competition shooting returned at the Violet Town Complex on Sunday 12th July where competitors were greeted by challenging conditions. Showers, rain and the dull light didn’t help for those gathered at the Euroa Clay Target Club for the first competition shoot since March when the State closed down due to Coved 19. Unfortunately several of the club’s metropolitan members could not attend d...ue to the restrictions on movement. However, Tony Rohrlach showed he has not lost his ability to break difficult targets when he shot the only possible 25/25 targets to take out the Continental Championship outright. The following event, the club handicap, was shared by Cassandra Comensoli and Geoff McClure, both on 23/25 which was a fine score due to the weather setting in even further with persistent rain falling. Looking to future competition, the club will be guided by the State regulations as the Corona Virus looks like it could spread beyond the current lockdown proclamation. Sunday 9th August would be the next competition shoot. Meanwhile members are reminded of the training afternoons on Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm. Full results 10t Continental D/B Sweepstake G.McClure, C.Asquith, L.Fitzgerald & A./Rohrlach Divided 10/10 25t Continental D/B Championship 1st AA grade & O/AA.Rohrlach(Euroa)25/25 1st A GradeR.Stackhouse(Euroa)27/28 1st B F.Guyatt(Euroa)24/25 1st C C.Comensoli(Cohuna)21/25 25t Handicap 1st & 2nd DividedC.Comensoli (Cohuna)23/25 G.McClure(Alexandra)23/25 3rd M.Bilney(Cosgrove)22/25 B/MC.Asquith(Euroa)18/25

08.01.2022 Clay Target Shooting Training Sessions Return Training sessions conducted by the Euroa Clay Target Club have returned at the Violet Town Shooting Complex. They have been set for Wednesday afternoon’s from 2pm to 4pm. The usual precautions for shooters attending will continue as per when the Government restrictions were reimposed back in August. This includes contacting the club secretary, Rob Stackhouse on (03) 5795 2704 prior to attending and then signing the health de...claration form on arrival. Naturally if not well, please stay away. As for competition in the future, this is in limbo at the club at the moment. It was disappointing that the regional covid-19 restrictions were not altered by the Victorian Government this weekend. There is a possibility that competition could be scheduled for the club’s usual second Sunday shoot. Certainly the club will be open that Sunday 11th October from 1pm to enable the members unable to attend during the week to hone their skills then. The above conditions also apply on that Sunday.

04.01.2022 Change of Euroa Clay Target Club President The Euroa Clay Target Club conducted the club’s annual general meeting on Friday evening 20th November. Following a welcome barbecue the meeting commenced at 8pm with club office bearers giving their respective reports. Club President, Iain Towers reported on the two main topics. The effect of the Covid-19 epidemic on the functioning of the club through this difficult time. With the lack of competition shoots for much of the... season, at least the club was able to continue with training shoots for much of the year, thus providing some funds to offset the loss of income. The other main topic in his report was the ongoing club rooms project in conjunction with the Eastern Central Districts Rifle Association. Iain has been the main representative of the Clay Target Club in bringing this valuable asset towards a successful conclusion. Following his report, he stated that he was stepping down as President as he felt it was time to regenerate the committee as the club goes forward. Iain joined the club in 2007 and has been a stalwart of the club taking over the Presidency from Rob Barns during the club’s relocation to the Violet Town Range and helping oversee various building projects to get club re-established and operational again. Another club stalwart, Laurie Fitzpatrick accepted the nomination as Club President and was elected un-opposed. Laurie joined the Euroa Club in 2004 and has been especially helpful in anything to do with the installation of anything electrical. As the principal of Fortified Electrics, Laurie has sponsored many events with the Annual Bushranger Championship currently his major event. He is also sponsopring a major Mother’s Day raffle next year. Congratulations to Laurie. Rob Stackhouse is continuing as secretary and John King remains treasurer. The club’s final competition shoot for 2020 is the Annual Christmas Shoot on Sunday 13th December with plenty of Christmas prizes on offer.

03.01.2022 N.E.Zone President attends Euroa Training Session The North Eastern Zone President, Lee Fitzgerald attended the Euroa Clay Target Club’s first Sunday training session since the Covid-19 pandemic closed clay target clubs in mid March. While the Euroa club has provided training on Wednesday afternoons, this Sunday session gave shooters that are in the work force the opportunity to hone their skills prior to competition shooting. It is hoped that there will be a return to co...mpetition shooting on a limited scale in July provided the State Government restrictions are lifted. The Club had visitors from Alexandra, Colbinabbin, Shepparton-Numurkah that swelled the numbers with most shooters taking the opportunity to shoot at least 50 targets each. Lee Fitzgerald and his son Robbie shot side by side with both displaying their shooting skills haven’t dropped during the lay off. Euroa’s top shot, Tony Rohrlach certainly will be a force to be reckoned when competition returns, breaking targets at will. All in all a much welcome return for the shooting fraternity. Club secretary, Rob Stackhouse gave his famous Golden Gun one of its rare outings which was great to see. The engraving on this particular model of shotgun is certainly impressive putting the more modern guns to shame. The training sessions will continue to be held on Wednesday afternoons beginning at 2pm. Those wishing to attend are reminded to phone secretary Rob Stackhouse (03) 5795 2704 to book their training slot. The decision on competition shootings return will be made by the club committee depending on how the State restrictions are eased